Today I'm going to write about things I've collected at one time or another. What is it about collecting? the need to have a lot of something? Or does it express a certain unfilled need to have a lot of something we once were unable to have? Or does it mean nothing other than that we simply really like something and we want to have more than one of that thing.
Most of us have probably collected something at one time or another since we were kids, and maybe even continue to this day. I know of people who have basket collections for example. Here's my list:
Seashells........I can't resist picking up shells from the shore. My favorites are sand dollars and shark's eye.
Handmade folk dolls.......I did this years ago, but stopped. I have about ten waiting for my first granddaughter.
Small glass bottles, especially old ones. I have a nice collection of blue glass bottles. I can tell you where I got most of them.
Books......of the inspirational type. I didn't consider it a collection, until I realized I buy them regularly and never get rid of them.
Quilts, of course. What else to call all those quilts I've made, of many sizes, sitting around in cupboards and bins? Sometimes I do give them away. That's the fun part.
Santas...........the folk art kind. I don't collect them any longer, but I have a pretty nice grouping I put out at Christmas.
Greeting cards..........the special ones I've been sent, even some homemade ones when the kids were young. I do look at them occasionally and they always take me back to that special time.
Inspirational photos for my art quilts........I'm always taking pictures when we're out, and store them in a file on my computer called Photos for Inspiration. Does this count as a collection?
Comic books.....when I was a kid. I liked Archie comics, Little Lulu, and Nancy and Sluggo. Have no idea what happened to them.
Memories....don't we all? They don't take up any room, they're easy to access, and you can enjoy them anywhere anytime. This may be my favorite collection.
Think about your collections today and maybe remember something you used to collect and maybe you'd like to do it again!

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